The Republican journal., 1887-12-08

Even the Eotel people made their bills reason
able, and | look upon G; and S. as n pair O!
slandcrcrs fit for treason, strataccm ana
spo,ls because they had music in their souls
Occasionally we meet an Englshnan who
doesn't know anything about America and
our institutions, but he is usually pretty well
posted on lis own affairs; but we met a boy
IN lenzancc who needs education in both
branches.
He was whstling
Listen" said Diclcy, stopping
"What att said l.
THAT boy whistling," said she.
That's nothin:y,' said 7, SHARPLY: ''did
you ever SOC boy that didn't whistler
Yes, ono with a hare lip said she, quiet
ly; but that one is Whistlng Yankee Doc
tllc'n
Then listened, and he was, and it sounded
so pleasant to me that / won't up to him.
My boy" said l. in q mothcrly way and
with Il patriotic swell in my bosom, Il like
your music, Here's penny. Do YOU know
what that tune is.''
Thank you. mcln," aid he, taking the
penny quick, Il does That tune i; God Save
the Queen"
L was sorry, not only at the losi of a badly
invested penny, but al the loss of budding
patriot, and hope somebody will take that
boy in charge and teach him to know what
be does or do what he knows. don't care
which, All I'm after is NOT to have myself
caught again investing pennies in Yankee
Doodle and having d yoilngster deliver me
the goods under the mistaken notion that he
IS serving an American customer with God
Save the Queen"
From Penzancc we drove over to Lands
End, where England runs down to rocks, and
the waves come dashing in till thoy cover
the rocks hundred feet high 1t i; even
worse than this, and they told INC at the
LaEiS End hotel, which is $50 feet above the
water, that the spray came OIL to the roof in
such quantities as to spoil the rainvater for
any uses to which fresh water is put. |
didn't stay to sec a storm of that kind but
think if the Lands Endcrs could have ono 70
serve up to order to visitors it would greatly
enhance the natural attractions of the place.
Lands End is in Cornwall, and Cornwall is
the toughest, stoniest country l over cot into.
The farmers have no place to put the surplus
stone except into fences, and they have built
so many fences that one can't find the fields.
Under fence is literally tho condition of
most of the Cornish fields.
On the way to and from Lands End the
traveller passes through the hamlet of St.
Buryan, with nothing much in it but a
church, most of which is tower. This tower,
though, is remarkable. 1t is IL feet high.
and, owing to the peculiar topography of the
country, it disappears from sight before it is
reached. Seven roads lead into the town,
from any one of which the entire tower is
plainly visible a mile or more away: but as
the traveller wends his way churchward, he
Is surprised to see the tower slowly sink from
view, and when he has forgotten it he sees it
again strongly outlined on the horizon.
we have been driving around in q heavy
cart and | am reminded by it that, nowhere.
III Europe, as far as | have seen. do they use
the handsome light four wheeled buggies
common IN our country. | have been look
lnS everywhere for one, and one is all that |
have found saw that i'll Paris, and in it
were two colorcd citizens, black as q load of
charcoal, and as well dressed as two lords.
With the beautiful road; everywhere prevail
ING III this country, our light buggcs would
he a JOY forever, but ZIP to date the 10y for
cTcrH is exceedingly limited
IT | were Il colorcl brother or sister |
should certainly take up my residence in a
European country. | have seen in every
land have visited Il lew colorcd folks. and
i'll every instance they were treated with a
Difference and distinction which almost made
me wish that | had colorcd my complexion
before leaving the land of the free There is
10 color line i'll Europe, unless it be a white
one. DO not know what would be the re
suit II million moro of our freedmen were
TO exodus to continental capitals but
JuuSih% from present appearance such an
exodus would be worth more to the darky
than mule and forty acres of land. | have
frequently seen handsomely dressed white
ana colorcd ladies doing the galleries to-
gcthcr, and quite as Cftca | have seen on the
streets of Paris and London q handsome
young white woman escorted by a coal black
negro, and the amazing part of it was that
the girl showed a decided preference for the
hlack man over his white competitors. ode
GustlbuS non dlSputandum, as the old lady
said when she kissed her COW, and mako no
further comment
had almost forgotten my lonely condition
in life, but it has been thrust upon me- as the
following will testify:
" @ had an hour or SO to wait for our train
at Penzance and we went down on the prom
enadc, where the townSpcoplc air themselves
all the year round, and the summer rcsortcrs
do it Ill tho season. for Penzancc is quite a
noteworthy watering place. The Queens
hotel faces the bay hero, and there isn't the
sign of a piazza about its front An Amer,
lean hotel Of similar prctensions would have
enough to accommodate at least one hundred
couples of tender hearted sparkling lads and
lassies. but firtations are tabooed in Eng
lard
What an old fogy country" said Dickcy
But safe" said I.
'iou needn't talk" said she; ''you don't
need liz" prcscrvcr.'
Such is the fate Of an old maid
MARY JANE.